That is the message Otago coach Deb Tasi-Cordtz has been drumming into her side this week.
Otago was disappointing in its opening national championship game, losing 48-44 to Wellington in Porirua on Saturday.
A repeat of that error-ridden performance is likely to see Canterbury chalk up a substantial win when the teams met in the second round at the Edgar Centre today.
Canterbury had a 66-47 win against Western in Palmerston North and dispatched Otago in two warm-up matches last month. So the visiting side will go into today's game as a warm favourite, but Tasi-Cordtz is quietly confident.
"There is no doubting that they are one of the top teams in this competition," Tasi-Cordtz acknowledged.
"But every time we take the court we are going out there to win and you just never know in this silly old game of netball.
"I think we will be a surprise package for them."
Tasi-Cordtz said her side learned some valuable lesson from the loss to Wellington. The much-vaunted midcourt, which was expected to be an area of strength, misfired.
Its sins included stepping, breaking and poor defence. Remedial work has been necessary.
"We've worked hard on our midcourt," Tasi-Cordtz responded.
"We need to eliminate our personal errors. We had a large turnover error last week. So, if we can reduce that, then we believe we will be in the game."
As for the loss to Wellington: "We haven't dwelled too much on it. It could have gone either way and came down to the last three or four minutes. We've looked at why it didn't go our way and have learned from a few things and moved on."
The loss has had serious repercussions for Otago's semifinals prospects, though. With six teams jostling for the top four spots there is not much room for error.
"I haven't really looked at the table but I think we have to win at least two [of our four remaining round-robin games] with a bonus point or two up our sleeve."
There is no secret where Canterbury will look to pressure Otago. When the sides met in August, Maree Bowden dominated the midcourt. The classy centre controlled the tempo and her link play was first class.
Canterbury also has a very tight defence with Tactix trio Charlotte Kight, Anna Galvan and Victoria Smith competing for starting spots.
If there is a chink in the armour, it is at the attack end with Ellen Halpenny shouldering most of the load.
Otago's shooting combination of Te Paea Selby-Rickit and Greir Campbell performed better than expected in Wellington and the defence was tight.
"Our defence end is working really well as a unit. We just need to value the ball and deliver it to our shooters as stress free as possible, and let them do their job."
OTAGO v CANTERBURY
Edgar Centre, today, 1pm
Otago: Louise Thayer, Jaimee Power, Hannah Broederlow, Jess Moulds, Claire Kersten, Emily Close, Shannon Francois, Debbie Hill, Hayley Saunders, Kirsten Craig, Greir Campbell,Te Paea Selby-Rickit.
Canterbury: Maree Bowden, Hayley Crofts, Sophia Fenwick, Phillipa Finch, Anna Galvan, Ellen Halpenny, Kiley Hikawai, Charlotte Kight, Joanna McCaw, Victoria Smith, Anna Thompson, Joanna Trip.
